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vintage movie poster for the 1940 film,
The Mortal Storm, which was advertised to play at the Crystal Theatre in Ligonier, Indiana on August 18, 19, and 20.
Film Details
Title: The Mortal Storm
Release Year: 1940
Synopsis: The film depicts the devastating impact of Nazism on a peaceful German family and community after Adolf Hitler rises to power in 1933. A professor's family is torn apart as some members join the Nazi party while others, including his daughter Freya (Margaret Sullavan) and family friend Martin (James Stewart), resist. It was an early and impactful anti-Nazi film released before the U.S. entered World War II.
Key Cast:
Margaret Sullavan as Freya Roth
James Stewart as Martin Breitner
Robert Young as Fritz Marberg (Freya's fiancé who joins the Nazis)
Frank Morgan as Professor Viktor Roth
Robert Stack as Otto Von Rohn
Maria Ouspenskaya as Mrs. Hilda Breitner
Director: Frank Borzage
Source Material: The movie is based on the highly acclaimed 1938 anti-fascist novel of the same name by British writer Phyllis Bottome. |
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